Medical Marijuana

It took an eternity, but two states have made marijuana legal|It was a long time coming but tow states have finally legalized marijuana. Dispensaries have already opened in Denver, where people can buy bubble hash legally. This may seem new, but marijuana has a long history|The fight for marijuana just made progress. Now that Colorado and Washington legalized marijuana, the stage is set for more medical marijuana dispensaries around the country.

For all the controversy surrounding the legalization of marijuana, one thing is certain: for most of recorded history, marijuana was used primarily for medical purposes. The medicinal benefits of marijuana were first discovered by the Chinese. Emperor Fu Hsi, thought to be the founder of civilization in China, said that marijuana contained both yin and yang. The Chinese consumed medicinal marijuana for centuries though no one knows whether or dispensaries existed in ancient China. From there, it spread to Egypt, where it was used as a pain reliever for people with hemorrhoids. Some even claim that Jesus used cannabis in anointing oil.

Two thousand years would pass before cannabis came to America. Famously, George Washington harvested hemp and according to his agricultural ledgers, he was particularly interested in marijuana's medicinal uses.

The reefer madness era changed the way that marijuana was viewed. Something needed to be done, or at least, that was the common opinion back then. The decades long war on drugs began. It took decades for medicinal marijuana to be used again. These days, medical dispensaries can be found all over California. And then a watershed moment: two states completely legalized marijuana. Nowadays, bubble hash can be found all over Denver in legal dispensaries.